Yearly Archives: 2014
How to Make the Best Banana Bread Ever!
I’m sharing my favorite banana bread recipe (both with and without chocolate chips) for today’s blog. It’s afternoon time in the summer, the boys are hungry for a snack and there, sitting on the counter is a bunch of overripe bananas. Yep you guessed it, it’s time to make banana bread. Now, I dare say that this banana bread recipe is the best ever! That’s a pretty bold claim you say? Well, I ask you to try the recipe out for yourself and see what you think. Mind you, my seven year old is a pretty picky eater and he …
Mangos
During Kelsey’s journey to India she came across India’s King of Fruits, the mango. Summer is now upon us and mangos are turning up in the grocery store in peak season. If you have never tried one, it’s time. When you cut the skin off of the slippery fruit you inhale it’s sweet fragrance. As sticky juice runs over your fingers you know you are in for something of a treat. This blog will be short on purpose. You need to get to the store right away and pick up some mangos. Here’s my favorite recipe that Linda, my little sister, served my …
THE MODERN INK SOCIETY
FEATURING GUEST KIMBERLY DERTING| WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP Welcome to the fourth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! A thought on growing up . . . “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up” ~Pablo Picasso Introducing, Kimberly Derting . . . What did you want to be when you grow up? “One of the questions a lot of authors get asked is: Did you always want to be a writer? For me, that answer is simple. No. The end. I wanted to be about …
Colleen Houck Book Club
BOOK FOR THE MONTH OF JULY- THE PLEDGE I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July and are enjoying your summer so far. If you didn’t get a chance to read last month’s pick, After the End by Amy Plum, it’s not too late to check it out. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads with authors Amy Plum and Colleen Houck, thanks! It was so much fun to read everyone’s questions and participate in the discussion. For July’s book selection, Colleen has chosen… THE PLEDGE by her good friend Kimberly Derting This …
Writing Process Blog Hop
Writing Process Blog Hop Before I begin let me say that I have no idea who started this blog hop or how far back it goes. I only know that my good friend Tera Lynn Childs asked me to do it and whatever she asks, I do. Like most people I have days when my writing process goes awry but to make it as a full time author you have to get past that and rededicate yourself to your craft pretty much daily. So here’s my process when it works. 1) What Am I Working On Right Now? My current WIP …
July Art Contest
One of the many benefits of summer break is the time to relax and do things we don’t normally have the time to do. I love lazy summer days by the pool, watching movies, reading books from the library, and stopping by the corner store to get my soda fix of Code Red Mountain Dew or Cherry Coke! Or driving in your car with the windows rolled down and rockin’ out to your favorite tunes on the radio? Me too! Thanks to Radio Waves for this kind of updates. Ahhh, the good ol’ summer days! As a grown up …
June Poetry Contest Winner Announced
JUNE CONTEST- A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS First, I’d like to give a big shout out to everyone who participated in this month’s poetry contest! There were over 40 contest entries and I had fun reading them. Before I announce the winners, let’s recap for those just tuning in. June’s poetry contest theme was “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Here’s how it worked. I posted a picture (shown below) and the contestants used that picture as their inspiration to write a short poem. The range and interpretation of their poem is only limited by their own …
80 + Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High
Keeping Romantic Tension Alive One thing that every romance writer faces especially when writing a series, is how to keep a couple apart. It’s a difficult thing to accomplish and readers hate it, but it’s a necessary thing. Otherwise the tension is gone and your readers walk away disappointed. I am a huge fan of a television show called Moonlighting with Bruce Willis and Cybill Sheperd. I loved, loved, loved watching every week to see if they were finally going to be together. For years they dangled the relationship and tantalized viewers until we finally got what we wanted and the couple got married. …
THE MODERN INK SOCIETY
FEATURING GUEST AMY PLUM| A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO GETTING PUBLISHED Welcome to the third session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! I love taking a little time out of my busy life to expand my knowledge, enlighten my soul and develop my talents. Creative writing is not one I have the fortune of spending much time on, but I love reading the works of others. Whether its reading Shakespeare, Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Dr. Suess children’s books, a novel by a novice author, or the National Geographic magazine, I am …
Movie Review Double Feature: Edge of Tomorrow and The Fault In Our Stars
Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow I always give spoilers so consider yourself warned. Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: There is something about Tom Cruise and, make no mistake, he is ALWAYS Tom Cruise no matter what the character’s name is that he plays, that makes me smile. Don’t get me wrong. He’s not on my list of favorite people and yet when I watch him on screen there’s a sort of charm that comes across that just makes me want to like him, want to believe in him, and yes, even want to kiss him. The only warmth in the relationship came …
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